High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of lhe constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of Mandal surveyor, Bandlaguda Mandal, 4th respondent herein in not conducting survey, fixing boundary stones of the lands to an extent of Ac.9-2O guntas covered by survey numbers 170, 171,172, 174 and 175 situated at Kandikal Village, Bandlaguda Mandal, Hyderabad District pursuant to the F-Line vide application no. DER02240'1066755, dated 14-06-2024 made by the petitioner herein as illegal, arbitrary, improper and in violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the 4th respondent herein to conduct the survey, fix boundary stones of the lands to an extent of Ac.9-20 guntas covered by survey numbers 170, 171, 172, 174 and 175 situated at Kandikal Village, Bandlaguda Mandal, Hyderabad District in the interest of justice. IA NO:1 OF 2025 petition under Sit 1s1 cpc prayins rh the affidavit r,"; ;;:;, "ion petition' ;;;;"t to direct rhe Mandar Jtn 'the conduct survey, fix bo,,, I v ,^' e'nor"g';t" ;;^ stones of ;" ;";;'o'' covered by survey nrr,r'." Ba nd as uda Ma nda,,,,:: JjJ;[mH ;i1T,,:"T : SRt ASHOK REDDY KANATHALA in the circumstances stated in to'n mav be pleased pleased 4th respondent herein to : :l]j;Iiiffi rposal of the above writ petition. Counset for the petitioner COUNSEI fOr thc RESPONdENTS NO.1tO4: SRI L.RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER \, "/ / IION'BLE SRI JUSTICE C'V'BIIASKAR TION No.2833of20 25 T REDDY oRD This writ Petition is hled declarifrg the action of respondent authorities in not considering the F-Line aPPlication' dated 14.06.2024 submitted by the petitioner seeking for conducting survey and demarcation of the land to an extent of Acs.9.20 guntas in SY.Nos' 170, 17l, 172, 174 arrd 175 situated at Kandikal Village' Bandlaguda Mandal' Hyderabad District' as illegal, arbitrary 'and violative of the Articie 3o0-A of the Constitution of India and for other aPProPriate reliefs' It is stated that the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor 2. of the agriculture land to an extent of Acs'9'2O guntas in Sy.Nos. 170, 17l, 172, 174 and 175 situated at Kandikal Village' Bandlaguda Mandal, Hyderabad District' It is further stated that -{h. rrurrr of the petitioner's ancestors was reflected in all the revenue records as pattadar. lt is further stated that when the adjacent land owners are disputing the boundaries, he made fresh F-Line application, dated 14 .06.2024, by paying requisite fee to conduct survey of the subject land and Iix the boundaries. The grievance of the petitioner is that even after receiving the said F- \ ) Line appiication, surve, and fixation .r,n, the resn^h,{^.-. o : boundaries. t authorities *r-rtir"?}j re not conducdng a 3 Considered respecfive parties and disposed of at rhe admi submissions of the jearned with their consen counse.l for the t, this wrjt petition is being ssion shge.

4. Sutvey, petitioner has submitted that in by th. Commissioner, the respondents are bound to 45 days from the clerte oi the Learned counsel for the terms of the circular issued Settlements anri Land Records, consider the application within application after,:ollecting necessary charges. 5. Sri L.Ravinder, Iearned Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents has submitted that the petitioner has not submitted any documents and if the petitioner submits all the documents and he futfils all the requirements for conducting respondent authorities will consider the aforesaid F- Line application submitted by the petitioner by following due procedure laid down under iaw and conduct survey and demarcate the subject land by fixing boundaries. lt iS settled law that the Survey Departrnent has the 6. aUthofity to conduct survey and demarcate lands in accordance of the Telangana Land Revenr're Act' l:'l1FTlt with the provisions / ''1- I l \ \ ,l

7.,/ -) CVBR, J wp 2833_2025 (Act No. MII of 1317 Fasli), the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, and the Rules framed thereunder. The Government has issued various circulars specifying the conditions for conducting surveys, particularly F-Line (held measurement) surveys. Individuals requesting such surveys are required to submit specific documents, and if the conditions stipulated in the circulars are fulfilled, the survey and boundary fixation may be conducted. The commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records, exercising powers under the Terangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, issued relevant circulars from time to dme vide Rc.No.N I /654 3 / sg, dated, 2S.OT.2OO 1, Rc. No.N I / 140 8 / OZ, dated l3.O7.2OOZ, and Rc.No.N2lr74 t/2OtO, dated 18.05.2010 stipulating the condidons for conducting survey of private lands and as per the said circulars, if the petitio ".."'lru pctrrtoner fulfils aI the conditions of the said I circular' it is an obligation for the respondents to conduct survey within the time specified in the said circulars. "i"^,,,^- I

7. In view of the aforesaid di appropriate to dispose of this writ Nos.2 to 4 to examine the No.DER02240t066ZSS, conducdng survey and scussion, this Court deems it petition directing respondents F_Line app]ication petitioner,s dated 14.06.2024 submirted by fixing bound arY ston65 1o demarcation 4 CVBR, J Wp_2833_2025 the petitioner's land to an extent of Acs.9.20 guntas in Sy.Nos. l7O, 171, 172, 174 and 175 situated at Kandikal Village, Bandlaguda Mandal, Hydcrabad District and if the petitioner fulfils all the conditions mer-ltioned in the circulars issued by the Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records from time to time, after issuing notices to all the persons interested and adjacent pattadars and after considering their objections, respondent Nos.2 to 4 shall conduct survey of the aforesaid land, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order'

8. With the above observations' There shall be no order as to costs' this Writ Petition is disPosed of' As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending' if any' 9 shall stand closed IITRUE COPY/I Ass's:rDliftv#8'B+iiR No FFICER State of \ To, , i:*;t:xffi1"iti*:*;-*. *:q*iffi;. "^"1'::::: :ff, r,*,"n'o' ILLlll"o"o o'.u'", 2 rhe District :'::.ts,1gi[*X,s*X*t"* oBSK j I HIGH COURT DATED:0310212025 g STnr4 1$ q :) o 21 lt t\j1l o .t. -,i ,ES I' cY\ \{ ORDER WP.No.2833 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS